How have black protestant’s responded to their lynchings through American history? Malcolm Foley (PhD Candidate in Religion at Baylor University and Director of Discipleship at Mosaic Waco) joins Matt and Derek to discuss his research on this issue and how it illumines some of the current events surrounding George Floyd, protests, unrest, and racism in America.
Timestamps:
American Lynchings [0:00 – 9:32]
African-American’s hope amidst despair [9:32 – 16:43]
The white protestant response to African-American lynchings [16:43 – 20:17]
The multiple variables in the deaths of those like George Floyd [20:17 – 26:19]
What has generated change in the past? [26:19 – 35:00]
How to respond to those co-opting the protests around George Floyd [35:00 – 43:20]
Disentangling ourselves from extreme as well as trepid figures and voices [43:20 – 51:58]
If you’re interested in supporting the show financially, you can check out our Patreon here.
Finally, as always, follow Derek, Andrew, and Alastair for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to Timothy Motte for his sound editing work. And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.